The film is dedicated to the life and work of the founder of utopian socialism, Saint-Simon. Unique iconography is used.
The film tells the story of the fate of the French thinker Count K.A. Saint-Simon (1760-1825) and his works.
The narration is illustrated with staged footage.
Aristarkh Livanov plays Saint-Simon.
Moscow, summer.
Alexander Garden.
An obelisk monument with the names of outstanding thinkers and revolutionaries.
Portrait of Saint-Simon. A. Livanov plays Saint-Simon in a prison cell (synchronously).
France.
Versailles.
The palace and park ensemble: views of the palace; swimming pools; fountains; sculptures; alleys; flower beds, lawns; visitors; cars on the area in front of the gates; street vendors; A. Livanov (synchronously).
Saint-Simon's suicide attempt (drawings).
Pere Lachaise Cemetery: the Saint-Simon family crypt; tombstones on graves; alleys.
Versailles.
Monument to Louis XIV. Portraits of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette.
Paintings, drawings, caricatures, engravings of the 18th-19th centuries.
Cities, Gardens and parks, Architecture, Story, Museums, Sculpture, Private trade, Painting, graphics, Funeral business, Automobile transport, Folk life, Landscapes, Family
Moscow France
Portrait of Saint-Simon.
Country house.
Bride and groom sitting on a clearing in front of a gazebo.
Photograph of newlyweds.
The storming of the Bastille (drawings, engravings). A.Livanov (simultaneously).
Paintings, drawings, caricatures, engravings of the 18th-19th centuries.
Versailles.
Photographs of people of different classes.
Paintings, drawings, caricatures, engravings of the 18th-19th centuries. A. Livanov (synchronously).
Portrait of Saint-Simon in old age.
Pere Lachaise Cemetery.
Saint-Simon's grave.
France